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Koran-burning pastor cleared by judge to rally near Michigan mosque

DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan on Thursday cleared the way for Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones to lead a protest in front of the nation's largest mosque this weekend, saying efforts by officials in Dearborn, Mich., to essentially force organizers to guarantee the rally would be peaceful were unconstitutional.

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Sandusky attorney not optimistic of charges dismissal

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's lawyer said after a short pretrial hearing Thursday that he expected the presiding judge to soon dismiss defense motions to have the child sexual abuse charges thrown out, but he hoped he would let them be refiled after more ...

Weapons dealer Bout sentenced to 25 years in arms conspiracy

International arms dealer Viktor Bout, the so-called "Merchant of Death," was sentenced Thursday in federal court in New York to 25 years in prison following his conviction in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to finance a fleet of aircraft to arm bloody conflicts and support terrorists worldwide.

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ...

Surrender, Italian Style

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
The unions water down Monti's labor reforms.


School returns 'God' to song of patriotism

God may once again bless the USA at Stall Brook Elementary.

The Bellingham, Mass., school, under fire for changing the lyrics of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" to "We Love the USA" for an upcoming fourth-grade concert, reversed course Thursday after drawing a backlash from parents and hints of ...

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

Obama says 2012 will be a 'fun debate'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 election will be a "fun debate" over two competing visions for the nation, referring to Mitt Romney as the Republican "front-runner" who has backed policies that would undermine middle-class families....

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Thursday, April 5, 2012:...

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Thursday, April 5, 2012:...

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Thursday, April 5, 2012:...

T.M. Luhrmann: When the Almighty Talks Back

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
The idea that God responds directly to questions and requests is not fringe among American evangelicals.


Noonan: Oh, for Some Kennedyesque Grace

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
Obama makes his campaign strategy clear. It's divide and conquer.


Dhume: A U.S. Bounty in Pakistan

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
A jihadist in plain sight in Lahore makes the most-wanted list.


American Scene: School OKs gay student's T-shirt for 1 day only

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School OKs gay student's T-shirt for 1 day only

CINCINNATI | A gay student suing his Ohio high school for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance will be allowed to wear the shirt for one day.

Maverick Couch's lawsuit charges that Waynesville High School and ...

Antonis Samaras: Growth Is the Right Medicine for Greece

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:52
It took 30 years of frivolous public spending to bring the country to a debt-to-GDP ratio of 120%. Two years of severe austerity brought debt to 168%.


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